Is CVE-2024-20419 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2024-20419 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2024-20419?

CVE-2024-20419 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2024-20419?

CVE-2024-20419 has an EPSS score of 80.64% (100th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20419?

Upgrade smart software manager on-prem to 8-202112 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-20419

CRITICALEPSS 100th pctl

10.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the authentication system of Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to change the password of any user, including administrative users. This vulnerability is due to improper implementation of the password-change process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to access the web UI or API with the privileges of the compromised user.

CWE-620

How to fix

Remediation Available

smart software manager on-premNVD

Affected:< 8-202112Fixed in:8-202112CVE-2024-20419derived from NVD

TridentStack Control can deploy fixes like this automatically across your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet. See how it works

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

80.64%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

Third-Party Advisory1

secpod.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-620 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-4322	Critical	9.8	19%	-	-
CVE-2024-48887	Critical	9.8	15%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-33699	Critical	9.9	9.2%	-	-
CVE-2020-7378	Critical	9.1	2.6%	-	-
CVE-2024-12824	Critical	9.8	2.1%	-	-
CVE-2024-13375	Critical	9.8	1.4%	-	-

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2024-20419

Markdown

[![CVE-2024-20419](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2024-20419.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2024-20419)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2024-20419"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2024-20419.svg" alt="CVE-2024-20419"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

See how it works Start freeThis CVE lookup is free and always will be.

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-31.